2025 Cadillac Escalade IQ First Drive: As Imposing As Ever

•    Auto123 gets in a first drive of the 2025 Cadillac Escalade IQ.

San Francisco, CA - Cadillac electrifies its behemoth! The 2025 Escalade IQ arrives with a starting price to make your accountant shudder: $160,000. That's almost 50 percent more than the gasoline version. For that price, you could buy an Escalade w/V8 and an XT5 for the kids. But hey, who said luxury had to be reasonable? The Sport version will relieve you of $180,000.

2025 Cadillac Escalade IQ - What's new?

Using a Hummer base, Cadillac goes into electric excess with the Escalade IQ, which is even more imposing than its gasoline equivalent. The Hummer’s 205-kWh battery is on duty in the Cadillac as well. You have an announced range of 740 km with a maximum power of 750 hp and 785 lb-ft of torque.

These are extreme figures for an extreme machine. But surprisingly, driving the thing feels substantially less extreme. It’s quite a trick Cadillac pulled off.

Design of the 2025 Cadillac Escalade IQ – 9.0/10

In photos, the Escalade IQ seems immense. In reality, it’s even more so. With its 24-inch rims and 35-inch tires, it has the presence of a yacht on wheels.

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